Main structures of the heart and the heart rate Flashcards

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aorta function

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-carries oxygenated blood at high pressure to the arteries of the circulatory system

-the blood has high oxygen & low carbon dioxide

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vena cava

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carries deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body back to the right atrium

-the blood has low oxygen and high carbon dioxide

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pulmonary artery

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-carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs

-the blood has low oxygen and high carbon dioxide

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pulmonary vein

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-blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from your lungs to your heart.
-the blood has high oxygen and low carbon dioxide

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coronary arteries function

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-deliver oxygen and nutrients to the cardiac muscle cells that make up the heart walls

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right atrium function

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-moves the deoxygenated blood to the right ventricle through atrio-ventricular valves

-receives deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body

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right ventricles

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-receives deoxygenated blood and contracts to generate
.a low force to move the blood to the lungs via the pulmonary artery

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left atrium

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-receives oxygenated blood from lungs
-contracts to generate a small amount of blood to the left ventricle through the atrio-ventricular valves.

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left ventricle

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-receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium

-contracts to generate a high force to move the oxygenated blood to the rest of the body via the aorta

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Arteries carry blood

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away from the heart

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Veins carry blood

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to the heart

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what type of tissue is the heart made up of

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cardiac muscle tissuse
nervous tissue

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what are the hearts valves

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atrioventricular valve
semi- lunar valve

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what does the muscle tissue do

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it contracts to generate a force to move blood through the blood vessels

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what does the pacemaker do

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it controls the natural rate of the heart beat

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